the MARTINI SHAKER

Assume this is a work of fiction.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:19:11 +0000

This blog is evolving even more. Sometimes there will be wild fabrications, sometimes there will be true stories. I’m amusing myself, and hopefully amusing you too. I want to be an educator, and entertainer, and also an inspiration. I don’t know if it’s possible to be all three all the time. I’m [...]

The funny guy.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:36:21 +0000

Today’s Career Day presentation was great. I truly think this was the best Career Day panel I’ve been involved with, and I think there are two reasons behind that. First, I feel that the AAF–KC finally found the right place to put the digital creatives. In years past, I had been one part of a tripartite [...]

Why the students?

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:18:53 +0000

Over the past six months, I have gotten increasingly detached from the AAF–KC and the Art+Copy Club. It’s not because I have no more interest in these organizations. Both clubs have served me well over the years, and while what I seek from these clubs has changed drastically or has even ceased to matter, I still [...]

A brief history of self-expression.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:12:38 +0000

Throughout my life I have been blessed/cursed with an immutable desire to share my thoughts, ideas and voice with the world. Some of you who follow me on Facebook or Twitter might argue that I share my voice a little too much with you, but there’s been a pattern here, and an interesting one, I [...]

My music boner.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:05:54 +0000

So, I’m 37 now. Apparently, in the weeks leading up to yesterday’s birthday I’ve begun the transformation into a man more closely resembling 40 than 30 by becoming more cynical and crotchety. One of the areas where my curmudegonliness has manifested itself is in the realm of music. I’m beginning to question how people can get their [...]

Murphy’s Law strikes again.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:07:09 +0000

Yo. It’s 3:00am and I’m sitting in my parents’ living room in Oklahoma, babysitting a file upload. This week has been pretty crazy. In the past 36 hours, I have worked on 4 separate pitch decks and 3 RFP documents that all need to be in someone’s hands by end of day Monday. Murphy’s Law usually strikes [...]

My day with the scrappy Mules.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:13:19 +0000

I spent the day at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, participating in their annual PRSSA Pro day. It was an interesting, inspiring day and I wanted to share a few thoughts with you. I started the day at a mass communications class, where I shared From Cowboy To Astronaut for what might be the [...]

Writing for writing’s sake.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:48:29 +0000

I found a really great article a day or two ago by Nick Cernis that talked about his thoughts about abandoning the blog format on his site because of the stigma that comes along with the act of blogging, in particular, tablogging (tabloid-quality blogs). It’s frightfully hard to write a blog without feeling that it must [...]

Pimp time: University of Kansas

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:22:51 +0000

A quick note: I’ll be at the University of Kansas in Lawrence tonight giving my presentation entitled, ‘From Cowboy To Astronaut’. The presentation is part of the KU Ad Club meeting and will be at 7:00pm in 2092 Dole. If you’re around the area, sneak in an grab a seat in the back. It should be [...]

In search of the perfect cocktail.

Jeremy Fuksa: Creative Generalist — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:22:31 +0000

I completely realize that from the look and tone of my personal branding, one could easily infer that I am a tremendous alcoholic. Just off the top, we’ve got the MARTINI SHAKER, the COCKTAIL NAPKIN and the ROCKS GLASS. I also talk about cocktails a lot. While all this added up is a formula [...]